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Facebook says Iranian hackers used site to spy on US military personnel

By Elizabeth Culliford

Jul 16 2021 12:08PM

Around 200 accounts taken down.

Facebook says Iranian hackers used site to spy on US military personnel

Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber spying operation that targeted mostly US military personnel and people working at defence and aerospace companies. The social media giant said the group, dubbed 'Tortoiseshell' by ...

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